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The Business Inclusion & Development (BID) Plan is the City of Dallas’ mandated program to involve Minority and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) to greatest extent feasible on the City’s construction, procurement and professional services contracts

BID Compliance Group grants points for the significant inclusion of M/WBE firms in response to the evaluation of proposals including best value bids estimated at $250K and over

BID Compliance Group reviews all contracts to ensure compliance of the BID Plan

The BID Planis used to encourage & increase participation of M/WBEs in city contracts and encourage bidders/proposers to create joint ventures when feasible to increase capacity and build stronger M/WBE firms in the market

Only the first tier, local certified M/WBEs (within Dallas County) can be counted toward the BID goals

Certified M/WBEs located outside of Dallas County will be considered as evidence of a business inclusion & development, but not counted towards the BID goal

The BID Affidavit is required with the submittal of a bid or proposal

BID forms are due to BDPS within five business days of the awarding department’s issuance of the notification of intent to award

Pre-bid meeting/Pre-proposal conferences are the assembly of vendors, procurement buyer and City department representative(s) to discuss the bid or proposal requested; this enables you to clarify or ask questions and meet your competitors

Scope of Work is a description of what is being requested; it can also determine the scopes of work for subcontracting opportunities in the bid or project in consideration for the BID requirements

Specifications define how the City of Dallas expects the work to be done; make sure your service or product meets City specification